Internal-combustion engine.



E. HIGGINS. INTERNAL GOMBUSTION ENGINE. .APPLICATION FILED DEO. 28. 190B4 Patented Deaf?, 1909.

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EUG-BEIGE HIGQINS. GF IJNSNG, MGHIGN.

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35 h5 e, Y, ei gli i'iqhi fuel. 'ihn n 'ii meh devis, ie fuel vapor is iemiedih. the gym-sence of :zii: zin-Li ueceesm'ily igiii is, eeen ne vzipierizefl have found h isiipefiiieetilg the Vape hsifm e hedy heh of the Wifi?. a vapmfizing meente fie? vepei'izmf and e mgm ei. aheei. betere it above ignit- :emily eppea DUV ICG. "eine Pfeifer ie haie pews m mi of eeiifiifmetien. chamber eff Miei mf the same; 3. the iii eii': i the exhaust vidwei and 23 i'he eem Shei' :vili suhetahsifilly lijf eenetm air comih@ line lnsered in, die cernbueiion ei'ieisihe' Uvhieh le mede semi-wim@ huye? than nena-i) le device irepreeeniei in p epe-:tuve

in i which eem iises he main features of my iilventien. is ew/'ine eeiheise eyiinsihieei body' demehebiy Secured 'in axis .of the somber-simu 'ehemhei' end @Lv "zending through iii-rg@ opening in the rem? of the Seme, The oue? eind e this, eyiiide is open. es et and Seggi-sied reii'l the heb ance by e tzzuissv'eise partition i meer' the vided with @diaphragm "i" spaced einem from the partition S to aciliete initial heating ei. theeylihdei' by amy suitahie means (pfeifen abijy' a gaselene aoleh) teeiempemtlue eufi cien; to Veperize the eil. Heat insuletug material wey also be inserted as at X3 heiiWeen this -cylnder and the cembustfm Chamber te facilitate maintaining plepei tempeieture o the eyiqinfexf. 9 a ve 01 mug; ehemheif neer ehe middle his eyim-- dei havliegqr'ii simili ieeie opeine' .Tt/0 through Which-a preper ii'i'ervas ihe iqei, fuei njeeiied bye sliiahle pump @his o gehng l() is mede simili enough to prevent me fl'em passing therethrough inte the vaperizi-iigg; ehamber.. The erweid end of thiseyiimie is cies-icuii hf! si thiel perforated dieihiagiii having numerous .heh-:e @herehmugh ef e length. eonsidembiy greater than their dizmwtei, whereby the Vapor (if the oil in peesiiig herelhrough is Supein heeedand eorhhusen iss prevented Withim the vaperizihg chamber 9. This fofward lend; may be made foraminous in any com venient mnner, and may very in shape :md 'direction of discharge,l it heilig only neces sary to' sublivide the vapor inte'smail jeha and superhiat the sem-e suiiciently-end aise prevent ,fire 5mm passing into the Vaporizng; cheminer.. 4

In 0peuti0u ai'. (sa/fh 'voiding Stmk@ a small quantity of Juei is injeeec .inte the vaporiziug' ehzmbeii- Si by menus e5 the pump l2 operued--by any eei'iveeiemn mecha iism cemmeny need, twopemte euch pumps the same being no psi et ef my present invention. The ten'ipera'iire of this chamber is SuchA ythat he fuel is inelmltiy vepo'iieed it( Strikes the wel] uf *he el'iamhex'. This: vapoiizatien of the fuel increases -Lhe pressure in the chamber 9 sufficient so that the wiper escapes through the email openings l1, ihe wzi'ls 03 which me highly heated by the fire in the eembusieh ehzxmberj hm;` he Ve-v por is superheatecl and changed to a highly combustible xed gesin passinnr through said openings and being unmixe with air Will not be ignited before superheatinm rThis vapor immediately upon coming in Contact with the Compressed-air in the com bustion chamber will mingle therewith in inely subdivided jets thus forming a highly explosive .mixture which `-will immediately he .fired by the high temperature of the escaping vapor, escapingfrom the incandescent inner performed part 'of the device. I

:im also thus able to provide a simple and efficient means of if'aporlzing,` superhezitlng, and

igniting the fuel, all within the combustion chamber of the engine, thus greatly simplifyingl the apparatus required and producing a novel device having' a novel inode of operation, and a highly eliicient motor adapted to operate with al great variety of liquid fuels.

What I claim is1- l. An internal combustion engine, eemprising a combustion chamber, a body insorted in said chamber having a heating` chamber open at the outer end, a vaporizinfil chamberi'iear the middle, and a front end having numerous small perforations, und means for periodicallyinjecting oil intothe vaporizinr chamber.

2. An internal vcombustion engine7 comprising` a combustion chamber, a cylindrical body inserted in said chamber, said body havingl a chamber open at the outer end and @more provided with. a longitudinal partition and :i transverse partition spaced :rpm-i, a middle vaporizing chamber,y end a 'forward ond huving numerous small perforations; and means for periodically injecting oil into Said yvaporizing ehamlier.

3. An internal combustion engine, com-l prising a combustion chamber, e cylind rieal body :erred in said ehmnber, said body being open at the rear and provided With a horizonal and a transverse partition spaced apart and also havingi ay middle vaporizing'A chamber and a thick forward end )Vierforaied with numerous small passages of greater length 'than diameter; and means for peri odically injecting oil into thc vapor-innig enamher.

Il. In an infernal eomhustion engine having a combustion chamber means Jfor vaporizing lliquid fuel, and means lor superheating the resulting vapor, coneistin ol a heated body projecting into the combustion chamber having numerous small :1nd elongaed passages;whereby the vapor is superhealed in passing ihereihrougjh and also dis-v charged in numerous small jets info ihe said combustion ehember.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two Wiinesses. 

